A huge thanks to ALL USD 376 families, students, and staff for a job well done today. Thanks to Sterling PD and the City for their help with street closures; Broadway Market for ensuring our staff helping today get fed; Only 2 no-shows in the entire district! #WeAreSterling
Today is Material Pick-up Day at Sterling Schools. Be sure to check the schedule for your time: https://fba51c36e1994edd5179-680daf639cffdf5b9aa3bf5282bbcff8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/live_feed_image/image/786425/large_Material_Pickup_032720__1_.png
Student bags are ready to be picked up on Friday in front of the grade school. A schedule has been sent out and emailed. Start on the south end of 5th Street off of Jackson and head north. Staff will direct you to where you can pick up your student bag.
Locker contents are in bags and ready for pickup tomorrow. The schedule is available here: https://fba51c36e1994edd5179-680daf639cffdf5b9aa3bf5282bbcff8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/live_feed_image/image/786425/large_Material_Pickup_032720__1_.png
We've had several questions about Friday's schedule for pick-up times. Determine where your last name falls and find the time for the building in which you have a student. For my family, we fall in the Boor-Butner range, so we would be at SGS at 9:10 then 9:30 at SJSHS.
Friday is the day to pick up materials from school. The attached images outline the process. Please read through each slide. It is important we all maintain order and distance during retrieval. We strongly ask you adhere to the schedule or contact your principal for options.
Here is the survey link for 7-12 STUDENTS referenced a few minutes ago. https://forms.gle/wNLiBBknzNJsyKtN7
We are requesting for all Junior High and High School STUDENTS to please check their USD 376 email and complete a short survey today. Thanks in advance for sharing this information with students.
We are working on plans to allow students to retrieve belongings from our schools, as well as to pick up school-issued devices as requested. We hope to have those plans wrapped up by mid-week and communicated to you. Thanks in advance for your patience.
We are receiving multiple questions about school & plans going forward. We met as a district today & teachers will meet tomorrow to continue planning for learning to resume next Monday, March 30. Be patient & stay tuned. We will update as plans are made. Thanks for your patience.
The Rice County Health Department has recommended that playgrounds are closed. It is not possible to sanitize the equipment and difficult to keep young children feet apart so the playground and basketball courts will be closed until further notice.
Tonight's special board meeting will be at 7:00 and will be broadcast by Black Bear Broadcasting at the following link: https://boxcast.tv/view/special-boe-meeting-monday-march-23-700-pm-257456
The first school lunch distribution will begin shortly. All children age 1-18 are welcome to pick up a lunch and breakfast. We are running a little late, but SHS, Evergreen park and Alden community center will begin ASAP.
Comic relief from Clark Comley and Brian Richter. No virus will our crazy down.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE4kCwBP8nwsG3KKHerabzQ
It is very important that all families take the survey found at the link below to help plan continuing education in Sterling Schools during the closure: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpyUA-H-rPK8cMRE1nRbTfQzy2oxcXKZQrHfJxpcWyL70LYQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
From KSHSAA and KSDE: Spring activities are suspended until at least March 22. No practice, meetings, or anything involving school related activities. This will include play practice this week. If we receive more information, we will continue to send updates through the app.
Boys' Basketball is returning at approximately 11:30 this morning. If you would like to welcome them back, meet in the SJSHS Commons shortly ahead of the 11:30 arrival time.
KSHSAA has cancelled the remainder of the state basketball tournament. Our Bears finish 20-4, having earned a berth in the semifinals.
Here is KSHSAA’s most current update. To read more please see their website at kshsaa.org
For tonight’s boys basketball game at Bramlage, our crowd will be on the east side across from the benches. Our student section will be on the south end of the east side.